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I t A ALetters Patent No. 88,273, dated .March 30, 18691;v antedatcal Mrz/rch` 15, 1869.

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The Schedule referred to :ln these Letten Patent and making part of the nino.

Beit known that we, GALvIN G. OAiiooNn and Bugs EJowN, both ofthe city and county of Providence,

and State. of 'Rhode`Island, haveinvented a new and improved Safety Fastener for the various kinds of or-` namental pins made byjewellers, &c.,'= andere. dnhereby ldcclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact degscription-of the same, reference'being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this' specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a'p'ers ctivelview of our improved pin.;A

Figure 2 is an end view ofthe same. y t

Figure 3 is a perspective view, showing the fastener adjusted to secure the pin-tongue. l'

Figure 4 is a side view, showing the pin-tongue fast- -cned in theA catch.- ,y

Similar letters indicatelike partsin all the figures.,

. The article of pins alluded to above as the subject? of our improvements, consists of an ornamental shape, sometimes set with precious stones orgems, and having a hinged or jointed pin-tongue`hinged atone end tofthe ornamental part, and sharpened to a point at the other, that'it maybe readily put through the fabric wherein it is to be used, and a .catch conveniently arranged on the ornamental part, near the free, pointed end of the pin, by which this end is caught and secured from accidental nnpinning. It, however, happens not vunfrequently, that by reason of the pin-tongue becom- .ing bent, or some other cause, the freeend becomes upfastened from its catch, the pin-tongue works out of the fabric, and the ornamentis lost; and tl'xe'objeet ot' our invention is to prevent the pin-tongue from becoming so unfastened and consequently lost.

Vtongue will be iirmly` and securely held until it is `intentionally liberated therefrom.

` Ouri'nvention consists in so combining and arranging a hinged guard with the catch of a. pin-tongue, that when the tongue is sprung into the catch, in the usual way, and the said bnttonturned upon it, the in the catch In the drawingst D. isthe pin-tongue, hinged at one end tothe ornamental part, andY with its free end sharpened to a point,

in the usual way.

A is the catch, into which the free, pointed end of the tongue is sprung afterA it has been stuck through the 'fabric where it is to be worn. Y

At one-side of said catch is arranged a f hinged guard,

0, on a hinge or joint, B.

When the pin-tongueis sprung into the catch, 'this Y guard O is turned up against the catch, and the tongue is lpositivelyconfined therein, in the usual position, and the entrance. to the catch is closed, so that the free end of the pin-tongue cannot escape from its l catch until the guard 0 is turned away from it, and .the pin-tongue thereby liberated and permitted to spring out of the catch in the usual way.

What" we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination and arrangement of a hinged guard, C, with .thecatch A'of a pin-tongue, substantiell'y as described for the purpose speciiied.

CALVIN G': CAHOONE, ,SELA E. 'BR-OWN.

Witnesses ISAAC ABnowsfnLL, WILLIAM BROWNELL. 

